Life threatening injuries

By Alexandra Jones Staff Reporter Thu., July 19, 2018 Peel police have located a five-year-old boy suffering from life-threatening injuries by train tracks, after he went missing in Brampton early Thursday. Police say he disappeared from his home in the area of McHardy Crt. and McMurchy Ave., and that they were called at 6 a.m., four hours after his last known sighting at 2 a.m. His mother had woken up and found the front door open and her son missing, police said. He was found by police around 7 a.m., near train tracks not far from his house, and the officers on scene immediately called paramedics, police said. He has been rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition, but just what the nature of his injuries are is unknown at this time. The initial tweet about his disappearance described him as black, three-feet-tall with a small build and his hair in three buns, and said he was last seen wearing Ninja Turtle pants and a blue tie-dye shirt. Article … [Read more...] about Boy, 5, found with life-threatening injuries near train tracks in Brampton

By Alexandra Jones Staff Reporter Wed., July 18, 2018 A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a hit-and-run after an altercation in Toronto early Wednesday morning. Police received a call at 3 a.m. regarding a two-vehicle collision that resulted in injuries to one individual, thought at first to be a pedestrian. In the investigation, police discovered that one of the vehicles, described as a Jeep SUV, made a U-turn and struck another vehicle, a pickup truck. Both drivers got out and became involved in an altercation, police said. “They got out, had a conversation, one guy got back in his vehicle, fled the scene (and) struck the other person who was involved in the collision,” said police spokesperson Gary Long. Paramedics said the man who was injured is in his 30s. Const. Clint Stibbe said at the scene that the driver of the pickup truck is the victim in hospital. They are searching for the driver of the Jeep SUV, which he … [Read more...] about Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after hit-and-run

By Bryann Aguilar Staff Reporter Wed., May 16, 2018 A man in his 50s is in critical condition after a collision in Leslieville Wednesday morning. Toronto police were called around 8 a.m. to the area of Jones Ave. and Dundas St. E., where a truck struck a cyclist. Paramedics said the man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck remained at the scene, police said. The intersection is closed for police investigation. Article Continued Below TOP STORIES, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX. NEW NEWSLETTER HEADLINES SIGN UP … [Read more...] about Cyclist suffers life-threatening injuries after collision with truck in Leslieville

A man in his 20s has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in Etobicoke Tuesday night. Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook said officers were called to the Scarlett Rd. and Scarlettwood Crt. area shortly after 8 p.m. Witness reports from the area suggested six shots had been fired, police said. The victim was rushed to hospital by emergency run. Paramedics said he was in critical condition. … [Read more...] about Man shot in Etobicoke suffers life-threatening injuries

A man in his 20s has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in Etobicoke Tuesday night. Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook said officers were called to the Scarlett Rd. and Scarlettwood Crt. area shortly after 8 p.m. Witness reports from the area suggested six shots had been fired, police said. The victim was rushed to hospital by emergency run. Paramedics said he was in critical condition. … [Read more...] about Man shot in Etobicoke has life-threatening injuries